Darfur : a short history of a long war / Julie Flint and Alex de Waal.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) and index.

The people of Darfur. -- Dor village -- A history of statehood and ethnicity -- Islam in Darfur -- Becoming Sudanese -- The Sudan government. -- Sudan's Islamic revolution -- Counterinsurgency on the cheap -- Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, 'Hero of Sudan' -- The Janjawiid. -- Musa Hilal, a big sheikh -- Roots of the northern Janjawiid -- The death of the old order -- The Arab gathering -- The Masalit War: 'the beginning of the organization of the Janjawiid' -- From Aamo to Misteriha -- The rebels. -- The Fur resistance -- The Zaghawa link -- When did the insurrection begin? -- Looking for friends -- Search for a cohesive leadership -- The justice and equality movement -- From The Black Book to guerrilla operations -- The war. -- 'The planes are ashes' -- Unleashing the Janjawiid -- Bombing Darfur -- Creating famine -- Keeping the secret -- Endgame. -- Forward to the past -- The UN and the genocide question.